Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

BISCUITS

4 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
¼ cup oil
1 ½ cups milk

Sift dry ingredients together. Work in oil with pastry cutter. Add milk slowly as you mix. Dough will be firm but not tough. Roll out ½ inch thick and cut. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Makes about 12 biscuits

GRAVY

1 pound bulk sausage (Jimmy Dean mild or hot)
¾ cup milk
3 tablespoons flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
1½ - 2 cups milk

Brown and thoroughly cook the sausage first. Then in a small container with a lid, put the ¾ cup milk, flour, salt, and pepper. Place lid on and shake well to mix. Add this to the sausage pan and stir with a wisk. Then add the additional milk (1½ - 2 cups). Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until bubbly. Cook and stir 1-2 minutes more, or until it's smooth and creamy. Serve sausage, and gravy over biscuits.

Menu August 3rd - 9th

Sunday -Paula Deen's Chicken Bog , mixed greens

Monday-Taco Salad Bowls

Tuesday-Breakfast for Dinner: Scrambled eggs, Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, melon balls

Wednesday- Ham and Cheese Bow Ties , green beans
Thursday-Crockpot Beef Stew , rice, salad
Friday-BBQ Chicken Pizza , salad
Saturday-Hamburger & Potato Casserole, broccoli w/cheese

You can visit other blogs participating in Menu Plan Monday here hosted by Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie. :)

The Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap

This week Gayle over at the Grocery Cart Challenge is looking for our favorite potluck recipes. This is my contribution, and my all time favorite dish to bring along...

Hashbrown Potato Casserole

1 bag 32 oz. frozen shredded hash browns (completely thawed)
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 cups sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup finely chopped onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 stick butter
1-2 cups crushed corn flakes

Melt 1/2 stick of butter and pour into 9x13 casserole dish.
In a large bowl mix shredded cheese, soup, sour cream, onion, salt and pepper. Mix well. Fold in hash brown potatoes. Pour mixture into 9 x 13 dish.
Melt 1/2 stick butter, and mix with crushed cornflakes. Sprinkle over the top of casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until golden brown.

Baked Chicken Tenders

Ingredients:
4 pounds boneless chicken tenders, thawed (or slice boneless
skinless chicken into strips)
½ cup reduced fat mayonnaise or miracle whip
¼-½ tsp garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
2 cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees. Spray a large cookie sheet
with non-stick cooking spray.
Mix together the Mayo, garlic and onion powder. Place the
bread crumbs in a gallon size zip style bag.
Mix chicken tenders and mayo in a large bowl to lightly coat
chicken.
Put 2-3 chicken tenders in the bag with the bread crumbs.
Shake to coat. Place tenders in a single layer on the
greased cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining chicken
pieces.
Bake at 425 degrees for 8 minutes. Turn over the tenders
and bake an additional 8 minutes or until chicken is no
longer pink in the middle.

Sunshine Barbecue Chicken

Ingriedients:

1 Reynolds Oven bag, large
2 tablespoon Flour
1 cup Bbq sauce
¼ cup Orange juice
8 pieces of chicken, with skin removed, or you can use boneless skinless chicken breasts in the amount you need.

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Shake flour in bag; place in 13X9X2" pan. Add bbq sauce & orange juice to bag. Squeeze bag to blend ingredients. Add chicken to bag. Turn bag to coat chicken with sauce. Arrange chicken in an even layer. Close bag with tie; cut 1/2" slit in top. Bake until chicken is tender, 45-50 minutes. To serve, stir sauce; spoon over chicken.

Texas Toast Turkey Melts

Ingredients:
Butter or margarine spread
Slices of thick bread (I use a loaf of fresh "Texas Toast" bread)
Thinly sliced deli turkey
Bacon strips, cooked
Tomato, sliced thin
Cheddar cheese slices
(Amounts will depend on the number of sandwiches you're making)

Directions: Assemble as you would a grilled cheese sandwich, toast in pan, or under broiler, until bread is golden brown, and cheese is melted.

Mom's Meatballs

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1/2 cup freshly grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil

Combine all the ingredients except the olive oil in a large bowl. Mix together thoroughly. Rinse your hands with cool water and lightly shape the mixture into 2-inch balls.
Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet. Add the meatballs and brown them well on all sides, then add to your sauce to finish cooking. (about 30 minutes)